exotic as in rareexpensive once in a great while usually when im in a major city night driving is awesome i love it too no clue about the maine plates maybe its a good place to have a company yes they do have automatic tranns but they suck you have to use the cluch pedal like you would with a stick whenever you stop yes you read that right they dont just have speeds ive seen and speeds on a stick tranny i dont usually use the clutch at all when im up shifting downshifting sometimes i really do enjoy what im doing for a living i didnt plan on being a truck driver but i usually have a lot of fun just make sure you can take a whole lot of bs before you become a driver